Fertilizer-distributer.



No. 883,564. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908. W. B. PARRISH. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-28.1903

W19. Pal 72 67% STATES PATENT oFFioE WASHINGTON B. PARRISH, OF KARA,v VIRGINIA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. March 31, 1908.

Application mm 2a, 1908. Serial at. 413,078."

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, Wns'nrnoron B. PAR- nrsn, citizen of the United States, residing at Kara, in the county of Lunenburg and State of Vir .'nia, have invented certain new 'cultural to devise distributing mechanism of novel formation and to provide a machine of unique structure, admitting of adjusting the distributin mechanism to a nicety, so as to positively ischarge a given amount of material for a given length of row or surface.

For a full understanding of the invention andthe merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of thedetails of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and .accom anying drawings.

Whi e the invention may be adapted to diflerent forms and conditions b changes in the structure and minor deta' s without departing'from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanyingdrawin s, in which.

, igure 1 is a perspectiveviewof anagricultural implement'of the type aforesaid embodying the invention; 'Fig. 2 isa vertical central longitudinal section thereof, parts beingsbroken away. Fig- 3 is a vertical section of the lower portion of the hopper, shaft, distributer and clutch, showing the parts on a larger scale; Fig. 4 is a top lan view of a modified form of distributer.

ig. 5 is a section on the line' 55 of Fig. 4.

to in the follo descriptionand indicated in all the views 0% the drawings by the same reference characters. V I v The main frame. comprises longitudinal bars 1 which are brought together at their front ends and receive I between them a Corresponding and likeparts are referred by means. of a. transverse bar 54; An axle 5u mounted in bearii gsz pplied to the longitundinal bar 1 receives ground wheels 6 .which are transversely artic'ulary to the spaced and constructed so as to cover or give a slight lift to the rows. A bracket 7 comprising lateral, vertical and rear members forming a cluster, receives the axle 5.

and has its rear membera connected to'thetransverse bar 4, whereas its vertical member 12 is formed with an opening in which the lowerend of a vertical shaft 8 is stepped. Handle bars 9 are clipped 'or otherwise secured at their lower ends to archesll projected up from the longitudinal bars 1, (said handle bars being connected near their upper ends by means of a cross bar.- 10. A frame is secured to the bars 1 and handle bars 9 and consists ofthe arches 11 and braces 12,

the latter being of V-form and connecting the front and the rear members of the arches. A hopper 13 is su ported bythe said frame the members of wiiich are secured thereto by suitable fastenings.

The vertical shaft 8 is mounted near its upper end in a bearing 14, which is attached ,to a crossbar 15 secured to the upper portion of the hopper 13. The shaft 8 (passes vert1-' cally through the hop er 13 an' 1s provided near its lower end wit a beveled pinion 16 which is in mesh with a bevel gear wheel 17 securedto or forming a part of one of the,

The bevel pinion 16 is round wheels 6. oose upon the shaft 8 and is rovided with a clutch member 18. A complemental clutch member 19'is secured to the shaft 8 and opcrates with the clutch member 18' to cause the pinion 16 and shaft 8 to rotate in unison. The shaft Sis adapted to receive a vertical movement for the two-fold purpose of throwing the shaft into and out of gear and regulating the discharge of the'fertilizer or rain.

To effect vertical adjustment of the sha t 8, a lifting mechanism cooperates therewith, the

same consisting of .complemental cams 20 and 21,- the'cam 20 being formed at theuprovided at the lower end of a sleeve is loose upon the shaft 8, and has an whi operating lever.22 connected thereto. A-set.

The 0 era'tin ever 22 is forked at its inner 1 end, t e forked member having pivotal connection with the cam 21. As the cam 21 per end of the bearing 14 and the cam 21 bemoves u wardby riding upon the cam 20, it

effects a ifting contact with t of the shaft 8 by coming in e said set collar 23. To hold the operating lever 22 in adjusted position, a

curved bar 24 is provided, and is connected.

at its ends to the hopper. The upper edge of the bar 24 is formed with a series of notches 25 in any one of which the o erating lever 22 is ada ted to fit, so as to old same when move to the required position. To provide for a nicety of-adjustment, a stop 26 is adjustable on the curved bar 24, and consists of a plate notched in its upper end'to receive the operating lever 22, said plate being secured to the curved bar by means of a fasing 27.

A distributer is secured to the vertical shaft 8 and consists of a cone 29 and a plate 30, the cone being arranged with the apex u permost. The distributer is adapted to c ose the lower end of the hopper. The distance between the lower edge of the hopper and the top side of the distributer determines the discharge. When the shaft 8 is moved upward to effect disengagement of the clutch members 18 and 19 to throwthe machine out of gear, the distributer is also moved upward and closes the lower end of the hop er to shut off discharge of any material. T e distributer may be secured to the shaft 8 in any manner. The plate 30 projects outward from the cone 29 and is composed of sections, the latter being fitted in a groove 36 formed in a side of the cone 29 near the base thereof, the sections being connected by means of ties 37, or in any convenient way. pin 38 passed through an opening formed in the cone 29 engages with the late 30 and causes the plate to rotate with t e cone. The cone 29 is adapted to'enter the opening in the lower end\of the hopper and serves to initially directthe fertilizer or grain outward. The

plate 30 has an a proximately horizontal arrangement and t rows the material outward in the operation of the machine. By having the plate 30 detachably connected .with the cone 29, it may be replaced by plates varying '55 in diameter according to the particular work in hand. The plate shown in Figs. 4 and-5 is provided with cups 39 which receive the 'ter the same'broadcast. '60

"end. of the vertical shaft 8 so as to revo grain or fertilizer from the late-30 and scat- T e cups 39 may be of anyconstruction or formation and attached to the plate 30 in any manner.

'A rotary fan 40 may be fitted to the upper ve therewith," thefan blade being adjustable so as to throw the current of air either rearward to cool the operator upon a hot and sultry day, or to throw the current either downward or to one side, thereby preventing the fertilizer or compost being thrown into the face of the operator.

To prevent choking of the hopper the shaft 8 is provided at intervals in its length with fingers 32 which act as stirrers or agitators to loosen and lighten the fertilizer or grain and insure positive travel thereof. A scra er 34 ,is arranged to extend over the distributer and clear the same of fertilizer or other material. The scraper 34 is attached to a rod 35 passing through the hopper and held to a side thereof by keepers.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an implement of the character set forth, the combination of a hopper having a discharge opening in its lower end, a cone having an annular groove in its side, and a sectional plate fitted in the groove of said cone.

2. In combination, a hopper having a discharge opening in its lower end, a vertical shaft passed through the hopper, actuating mechanism for imparting rotary movement to said shaft, a clutch between the shaft and actuating mechanism and comprising separable members, means for raising and lowering the shaft to throw it into and out of gear,

nection with said shaft, a notched bar for.

securing the operating lever. in an ofi-set position, and an adjustable stop adapted to be secured to said notched bar to hold the operating lever when moved to a position between fixed notches of the said notched bar.

4. In an implement of the character specified, the combination of a frame comprising longitudinal bars, wheels mounted in bearings of said frame, side arches'projected upward, front and rear braces connecting the front and rear members of said arches, a hopper secured between the upper end of the arches andbraces and having an o eni-ng in its bottom, a vertical shaft passe through the hopper, gearing connecting the lower end I of said shaft'with the aforesaid wheels for impartingfrn ation to said shaft and embody-'- and a distributer secured to said shaft and ing a clutch, a distributer connected to said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature shaflf1 and adapted1 to close the lOfWGI' end of in presence of two Witnesses.

t 1e 0 er an a 'ustin means or movin said slFa it i erticallg t0 tfirow it in or out o f WASHINGTON PARRISH' gear and to regulate the discharge opening Witnesses according to the amount of material to be W. N WoonsoN,

distributed over a given surface. V. B. HILLYARD. 

